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Name: Date: CONCEPT VOCABULARY AND WORD STUDY Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed Ray Bradbury WORD LIST submerged canals atmosphere forlorn immense mosaic
A. DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, think about the meaning of the italicized word or phrase and then answer the question.
Would you describe being submerged in a mud bath as gently floating on top? Why or why not?
If you wanted to travel between several bodies of water without leaving your boat, would canals be of help? Explain.
Would a planet with no oxygen in the atmosphere be described as habitable by humans? Why or why not?
Your puppy Clover is staring at his empty food bowl with a forlorn look. Would you say that Clover is excited about the contents of the bowl? Why or why not?
True or false? Getting immense pleasure from playing soccer means that you don’t really like playing chess. Explain.
If you saw a mosaic, would you expect to see a scene filled with a variety of color? Explain.
B. WORD STUDY: SYNONYMS AND NUANCE Synonyms are words that have the same basic meaning. Nuance refers to the subtle shade of meaning between two words. For example, immense means “greatness in size.” Huge also means large, but immense conveys a sense of being even bigger than something that is huge. Write a synonym for each word below. Then, describe the difference in nuance between the two words.
submerged
atmosphere
canal
mosaic
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